Step for vehicles



No. 613,534. Patented- Nov. I, I898. H. c. SWAN.

STEP FOR VEHICLES.

(Application filed July 9, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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NITED STATES HENRY C. SWAN, OF OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN.

STEP FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 613,534, dated November1, 1898.

Application filed July 9, 1898- To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY C. SWAN, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Oshkosh, Winnebago county, Wisconsin, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Steps for Vehicles, of which thefollowing is a specification in such full, clear, and exact terms as toenable any person skilled in the art to which it appertains to make,construct, and use the same.

The annexed drawings and the following description set forth in detailone mechanical form embodying the invention, such detailed constructionbeing but one of various mechanical forms in which the principle of theinvention may be used.

In said annexed drawings, Figure I represents a plan view of my improvedvehiclestep, which is broken away in part in order to more clearlydisclose-the construction; and Fig. II, an enlarged detailed view of thejoint between the frame and the step-plate.

The forked frame A is provided with a clip a, by which the step may beattached to the vehicle. Each arm of the forked frame is enlarged at itsend, forming a flat surface a circular in outline and having aprojection a upon its face and a recess a diametrically opposite saidprojection. Corresponding flat surfaces 19 are formed upon the sideedges of step-plate B and have a projection b and a recess 12 upon theirfaces, corresponding to and engaging the recess and projection of theopposed fiat surface of the forked frame.

Bores a and d are respectively formed through the centers of theflattened portions of the frame and of the step-plate, and a bolt 0 isinserted through said bores, which suitably secures the opposingsurfaces together.

To place the step-plate in position, the arms of the forked frame aresprung sufliciently apart to permit the projection on each part toengage the corresponding recess in the opposite part, when they willclose together and hold said parts engaged.

By means of the construction herein disclosed the step-plate can bequickly and rigidly attached to the forked frame and the step-plateeifectually prevented from turning when the step is used. Heretoforesteps have $erial No. 685,492. (No model.)

greater simplicity and strength. The parts can be quickly assembled, andI am also enabled to make a neat and finished joint between the arms ofthe frame and the sides of the step-plate. The rivets or bolts areprovided in my device principally for the pur= pose of preventing thearms of the forked frame from spreading, and the strain upon the stepwhen used is principally exerted upon the integral projections of theforked frame and step-plate. I

If a step-plate is broken or is defective, it can be removed byspringing the arms of the frame apart, and a new step-plate can beinsertedwithout removing the frame. The step-plate is the part mostfrequently broken, and the expense of replacing the frame whenever a newstep-plate is required is avoided by this construction. Different formsor styles of step-plate can be readily and quickly substituted wheneverdesirable.

What I claim is 1. A vehicle-step consisting of a forked frame and astep-plate, one of said parts being provided with a recess, and theother of said parts having a projection said forked frame havingsufficient resiliency to adapt it to be sprung upon said step-plate toengage theprojection and recess, substantially as set forth.

2. A vehicle-step consisting ofa forked frame and a step-plate, eachhaving an engaging portion, said portions being provided with integralinterlocking parts the frame having sufficient resiliency to adapt it tobe sprung upon said step-plate to engage said parts, substantially asset forth.

3. A vehicle-step consisting of a forked frame and a step-plate, theengaging portions tion, in the presence of two Witnesses, this 29th dayof June, 1898.

HENRY O. SXVAN.

Witnesses:

G. H. FOSTER, G. M. VVILKINs.

